IBM Plans 'M-Commerce' Pacts
With Web-Services Companies

By

Jennifer L. Rewick WSJ.com

Updated June 2, 2000 6:27 p.m. ET

NEW YORK -- International Business Machines Corp. said it will form partnerships with eight Internet professional-services firms in an effort to establish its software as a standard platform for mobile e-commerce.

The Web firms, dubbed the Pervasive Computing Alliance, comprise New York firms Agency.com Inc., Razorfish Inc., Rare Medium Group Inc. and R/GA Interactive Inc., as well as Organic Inc. in San Francisco, Luminant Worldwide...